Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.]

(Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus Garcinia (G. Mangostana). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)